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On Memorial Day 1920, the City of Portland dedicated 100 Linden trees along Baxter Blvd. as a "memorial grove" to honor service in the First World War. A dedication ceremony was held in Payson Park, with specific trees allocated to both fallen servicemen, as well as those who survived the war.
About This Item
- Title: Payson Park and Baxter Boulevard WWI memorial tree dedication, Portland, 1920
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Deering, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: 2005.061.1317
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Baxter Boulevard (Portland, Me.)
- Lindens--Maine--Portland
- Memorials--Maine--Portland
- Payson Park (Portland, Me.)
- World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Maine--Portland
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